WDSchain: A Toolbox for Enhancing the Security Using Blockchain Technology in Water Distribution System

This work develops a toolbox called WDSchain on MATLAB that can simulate blockchain water distribution systems (WDS). import data from Excel and EPANET modelling software. It extends the to enable simulation of hydraulic at any intended nodes. Using will strengthen network automation security in WDS. process time-series with two modes: (1) static blockchain, which takes snapshot one-time interval all nodes WDS as input output into chained blocks time, (2) dynamic simulated establishes time. Five consensus mechanisms are developed provide different levels using PoW, PoT, PoV, PoA, PoAuth. sizes for performance evaluation. The results show trade-off is needed between system complexity level validation. provides methodology further explore validation Blockchain limitations do not consider selection broadcasting delay compared commercial platforms.